[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 87789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

RIN 0917-AA23


Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2024

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is provided that the Director of the Indian Health 
Service (IHS) has approved the rates for inpatient and outpatient 
medical care provided by the IHS facilities for Calendar Year 2024.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), under the 
authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 249(b)), Public Law 83-568 (42 U.S.C. 2001(a)), 
and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
has approved the following rates for inpatient and outpatient medical 
care provided by IHS facilities for Calendar Year 2024 for Medicare and 
Medicaid beneficiaries, beneficiaries of other federal programs, and 
for recoveries under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 
2651-2653). The inpatient rates for Medicare Part A are excluded from 
the table below. That is because Medicare inpatient payments for IHS 
hospital facilities are made based on the prospective payment system, 
or (when IHS facilities are designated as Medicare Critical Access 
Hospitals) on a reasonable cost basis. Since the inpatient per diem 
rates set forth below do not include all physician services and 
practitioner services, additional payment shall be available to the 
extent that those services are provided.

Inpatient Hospital Per Diem Rate (Excludes Physician/Practitioner 
Services)

Calendar Year 2024
    Lower 48 States: $5,083.
    Alaska: $4,326.

Outpatient per Visit Rate (Excluding Medicare)

Calendar Year 2024
    Lower 48 States: $719.
    Alaska: $1,060.

Outpatient per Visit Rate (Medicare)

Calendar Year 2024
    Lower 48 States: $667.
    Alaska: $961.

Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary Per Diem Rate

Calendar Year 2024
    Lower 48 States: $963.
    Alaska: $1,341.

Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare)

    Established Medicare rates for freestanding Ambulatory Surgery 
Centers.
Effective Date for Calendar Year 2024 Rates
    Consistent with previous annual rate revisions, the Calendar Year 
2024 rates will be effective for services provided on or after January 
1, 2024, to the extent consistent with payment authorities, including 
the applicable Medicaid State plan.

Roselyn Tso,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-27815 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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